Chinaroot vs puma

Smilax china compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Smilacaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Smilax	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Smilax china	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.